Frost wins first PGA Tour title at Southern Open
South African David Frost captured his first PGA Tour victory by birdying the 10th hole in a playoff against Bob Tway at the Southern Open in Columbus Georgia. Both finished regulation at 10 under 280 as Barr Forsman and Archer tied for third one stroke back. Frost earned 72000 and moved to 511320 this year while Tway took 43200.
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Columbus, Ga
David Frost
Frost
Bob Tway
Tway
Dave Barr
Barr
Ken Forsman
George Archer
Forsman
Archer
Dallas
Green Island Country Club
PGA
Mike Hulbert
Jeff Sluman
Ken Brown
Aussie Boltz wins Twin Cities Marathon in St Paul
Danny Boltz overtook early leader Adam Hoyle in the final six miles to win the 1988 Twin Cities Marathon in 2:14:10. Jose Luis Chuela finished second at 2:14:47 with Paul Pilkington third in 2:15:43. Belgians Rob Vanlandeghem won the women's race in a course record 2:28:11.
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Danny Boltz
Adam Hoyle
Twin Cities
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Hoyle
Four Lakes
Mississippi River
Minneapolis
State Capitol
Jose Luis Chuela
Mexico
Paul Pilkington
Roy
Utah
Chuela
Pilkington
Ria Vanlandeghem
Boulder
Colo
Matt Waight
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Baseball season ends with records and milestones across leagues
Amid fluctuating batting and pitching, six 20 game winners marked a stronger split. Darryl Strawberry led NL homers with 39 and Jose Canseco paced AL with 42 and 40 steals, first 40 40 club. Kirby Puckett posted a .356 average with 234 hits, Twins led AL with 3,030,672 attendance and fewest errors. Balks soared to 924, while Orioles suffered 61 road losses and Expos rookie Randy Johnson rose as tallest player in majors.
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Darryl Strawberry
New York Mets
Jose Canseco
Oakland Athletics
Kirby Puckett
Minnesota Twins
TWINS
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Dave Stewart
Steve Carlton
Phillies
David Cone
Dennis Martinez
Pascual Perez
Montreal Expos
Orioles
Boston
Oakland
Doug Sisk
Orel Hershiser
Dodgers
Don Drysdale
Atlanta Braves
Randy Johnson
Improbable Olympic boxing finish shades scandal and triumph
The article notes Park Si Hun’s 3-2 win over Jones in a controversial bout at the Games, then Jones earning Outstanding Boxer honors. It highlights United States medal totals, steroid fallout with Bulgaria, and the broader IOC crackdown led by Samaranch. It also recalls stars like Louganis, Griffith Joyner, Lewis, Biondi, and Evans, plus airport drama and a boxing referee assault incident.
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Park Si Hun
International Amateur Boxing Association
Jones
U.S
Uruguay
Morocco
Uganda
Park
United States
East Germany
East Germans
Soviet Union
Montreal
Johnson
IOC
Richard Pound
Canada
Kimpo
Greg Louganis
Los Angeles
Florence Griffith Joyner
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Carl Lewis
Matt Biondi
Janet Evans
Italian disqualified after marathon finish at Olympics
Last day coverage notes an Italian being disqualified for help across the line as Africans led most of the race. It recalls Romeo Bertini’s 1924 silver, and cites heat and humidity affecting runners, including Pete Pfitzinger, as the U S volleyball team seeks an Olympic victory after past World Cup and World Championship success.
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Romeo Bertini
Pete Pfitzinger
Wellesley
Mass
L.A
Los Angeles
Johnson's disqualification casts long shadow on Seoul Games
International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch recalled Ben Johnson's ban as a major low point in Seoul while noting overall progress. Park Seh-jik cites provisional Seoul surplus of 349 million dollars to fund amateur sports as East and West conflict shaped the Games. Kristin Otto receives Paek Sang Crown as most valuable player for six golds in swimming.
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IOC
Juan Antonio Samaranch
International Amateur Athletic Federation
Kamsa Hamnida
Ben Johnson
Park Seh-jik
East Germany
Kristin Otto
Paek Sang
Walden blasts ISU offense after 35 7 loss to Oklahoma
Iowa State coach Jim Walden criticized his offensive line despite Bret Oberg and Mike Busch scoring in a 35-7 defeat by 10th ranked Oklahoma. He lamented fighters giving up up front, noted injuries, and stressed the need to scrap and prepare for Northern Iowa.
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Walden
Cyclones
David Heyn
Gene Williams
Sooners
Bruce looks to rally UNI after costly mistakes
Northern Iowa coach Earle Bruce aims to rebound after a string of self inflicted errors. The Panthers rely on hard play but struggle with fumbles interceptions and a broken punt game as they head to Iowa State seeking their first Gateway win. Bruce recalls his Ames memories while stressing improved effort and focus.
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Iowa State
Northern Iowa
Walden
Cyclones
Shudak
Panthers
Earle Bruce
Ames
Bruce
Ohio State
Washington State
Darrell Mudra
Pantherland
Western Illinois
UNI
Southwest Missouri
Western
Sherrod Howard
Ken Macklin
Air Force
Iowa
Bengals Top Raiders As Esiason Passes Lead Bid
Bengals improve to 3 0 on drive with a 24 7 halftime edge after a short pass from Boomer Esiason to Rodney Holman and a 3 yard run by rookie Ickey Woods. Schroeder throws four interceptions as Raiders slump to 2 3.
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Munoz
Boomer
Raiders
Schroeder
Los Angeles
Washington
Jim Breech
Cincinnati
Bengals
Esiason
NFL
Rodney Holman
Tim Krum
Marcus Allen
Ickey Woods
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Oklahoma
Jeff Shudak
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